http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=496002 Summary: During install the 'boot' flag set is set /dev/sda2' despite the fact that "Boot from Master Boot Record" was SELECTED Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.2 Version: Alpha 0 Platform: i686 OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: YaST2 AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: pearson44j@wanadoo.fr QAContact: jsrain@novell.com Found By: --- User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Konqueror/3.5; Linux) KHTML/3.5.9 (like Gecko) SUSE # During Net install, I selected the following options: # In the "Boot Loader Settings" window, under the "Boot Loader Location" "Boot from Master Boot Record" was flagged / SELECTED In the "Boot Loader Options" window Set active Flag in Partion Table for Boot Partion <= SELECTED Write generic Boot Code to MBR <= SELECTED # POST install fdisk results (see below) show that the 'boot' flag was set to the Extended Partition # Fdisk results Disk /dev/sda: 200.0 GB, 200049647616 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 24321 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0x000ca2c6 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 1 1958 15727603+ 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/sda2 * 1959 24321 179630797+ 5 Extended /dev/sda5 1959 4569 20972826 83 Linux /dev/sda6 4570 22845 146801938+ 83 Linux /dev/sda7 22846 22976 1052226 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/sda8 22977 24321 10803681 83 Linux Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.I do a Net install - I would tend to believe that it happens all the time on v 11.2 Actual Results: # fdisk -l # Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 1 1958 15727603+ 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/sda2 * 1959 24321 179630797+ 5 Extended .. Expected Results: # fdisk -l # Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 1 1958 15727603+ 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/sda2 1959 24321 179630797+ 5 Extended .. - YaST has had problems like this in the past (As I recall - there was similar problem when the partitionner was redone not too long ago.) - Yes Grub dones work OK but I think that it is embarrassing that the setup is ***not*** not what was specified. IMHO, this (inaccurately placed boot flags) woud definitely make one think twice about using opensuse is for mission critical data.... What do you think ? -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.